I'm imaging a meeting with a bunch of lawyers, risk analysts and engineers.
The engineers are saying "they should be totally safe, the chance of cascade failure and fire is very small."
The lawyers/risk analysts say: "you want to bet the company on that?"
Engineers: "if we keep the coolant circulating and the monitoring on until the batteries are completely dead that is the very best thing we can do to minimize risk"
Lawyers: "Good - do that."
Engineers: "If someone leaves their car unplugged for too long, they will brick the battery and need a replacement."
Lawyers: "That's bad - dont do that."
Engineers: "You cant have it both ways. Which one do you want?"
Lawyers: "Better a brick than a fire every time."
Engineers: "OK"
The engineers are saying "they should be totally safe, the chance of cascade failure and fire is very small."
The lawyers/risk analysts say: "you want to bet the company on that?"
Engineers: "if we keep the coolant circulating and the monitoring on until the batteries are completely dead that is the very best thing we can do to minimize risk"
Lawyers: "Good - do that."
Engineers: "If someone leaves their car unplugged for too long, they will brick the battery and need a replacement."
Lawyers: "That's bad - dont do that."
Engineers: "You cant have it both ways. Which one do you want?"
Lawyers: "Better a brick than a fire every time."
Engineers: "OK"